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When The Body Goes Awry By: Kyo Mitchell / A Healthier You Technology is great - except when it does not work right. The same could be said for the body. Sometimes, in an effort to treat a problem, the body can make the matter worse. Let’s use an example most people can relate to – back pain. The pain in your back may be due to a disc, a facet problem or arthritis. These alone can cause a great deal of pain. The body in its effort to deal with the problem, however, can actually make the pain worse. One way it does this is it tightens the muscles around the problem area. This is called splinting. The idea behind this is that if the problem area cannot move due to it being splinted, there will be less pain and decreased ongoing damage. Time to Exercise By: Mary Richard / Health Fitness Fall is here! What a tough summer we had, and did anyone lose any weight? You don’t have to admit it. You know who you are! What’s the best way to lose fat? How do you get rid of flabby arms? How do you get a flat stomach? There is no easy way to lose fat. Each person responds differently to a training program. However, activities that incorporate many muscle groups help to reduce fat. For example, fast walking uses more calories per minute and therefore better suited for fat loss than non-weight bearing activities that do not use many muscles. For flabby arms, there is a myth that you can lose fat in an area of the body by exercising that particular body part. The truth is that “spot reducing” does not work because you cannot choose where your body will get the fat it uses for energy, nor can you change the fat into muscle. However, any exercise that decreases your body fat percentage will help you lose fat on your arms as well as other body parts. While this strategy may work over the short term, it can create long term problems. The muscles get locked into this mode over time and add to the pain. Now in addition to disc pain, nerve pain or arthritis, you now have what is called myofascial pain. If the underlying cause of the back pain is effectively treated, the myofascial pain may or may not resolve on its own. Many times, it must be treated separately to help it resolve. The lesson here: To completely resolve pain, it may be necessary to not only treat the primary cause but also any other affected tissues. Another example of how the body can make a bad problem worse is what the nervous system does in instances of chronic pain. Different neurons (nerve cells) are designed to pick up different sensations. You have different neurons which allow you to feel temperature (hot/cold), light touch, strong pressure, etc. When the body endures a condition in which there is continuous damage and chronic pain, the surrounding neurons can change. Neurons which were once responsible for other sensations are now restructured and reprogrammed to serve as pain sensors. The newly reprogrammed nerves may also further infiltrate the damaged tissue making it more sensitive to any type of pressure or movement. The lesson here: resolve pain as soon as possible so it cannot progress and become worse. Dr. Kyo Mitchell served as faculty at Bastyr University in Seattle and Wongu University in Las Vegas for over a decade. Dr. Mitchell practices in Summerlin and can be reached at 702-481-6216 or rkyomitchell@gmail.com. 34 October 2019 Should you do cardiovascular training or strength training to burn fat? Both types of exercise decreases body fat percentage. Aerobic exercise, however, appears to have a greater impact on fat loss than strength training does. A combination of endurance and strength training results in more fat loss than either exercise program alone - possibly because those that do both activities spend more time exercising. As always, before any extensive exercises, check with your doctor. It is better to start off with lighter weights and increase to heavier weights as you progress when doing weight-bearing exercises. The holidays are right around the corner. It is never too late to start an exercise program to get ready for all those holiday goodies. POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND HAPPY HEALTH TO ALL! Mary Richard is a long term supporter of senior fitness. She teaches Zumba, toning and dance classes throughout the Las Vegas Valley. She can be reached at zumbaqueen@cox.net.
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